Pui-Yan Kwok, MD, PhD

Professor
Cardiovascular Research Institute
+1 415 271-7832
Research Overview: 

The overall goal of our research is to develop the tools for genetic analysis of whole genomes and to apply these tools to elucidate the genetic factors associated with common human traits. We are actively involved in three areas of research. First, we are developing efficient methods for single DNA molecule analysis with the goals of mapping whole genomes and determining the haplotypes of diploid individuals unambiguously. Second, we are applying state-of-the-art genetic tools to search for genetic factors associated with complex human traits. Third, we are studying genes involved in drug transport and metabolism in different ethnic populations to identify gene variants that affect drug response or lead to adverse reactions.

On-going collaborative projects include studies of genetic susceptibility to psoriasis, narcolepsy, systemic lupus erythematosus, hemorrhagic risk in brain arteriovenous malformations, and sudden cardiac arrest; identification of functional variants in genes that affect drug response; search for genetic determinants for longevity; prediction of kidney transplantation outcomes based on the genetic, proteomic, and expression patterns of the recipients and the grafts; and the elucidation of the structure-function relationship of collagen genes, especially in the context of osteogenesis imperfecta.

Primary Thematic Area: 
Human Genetics
Secondary Thematic Area: 
None
Research Summary: 
Analysis of Complex Genetic Traits

Websites

Publications: 

Highly efficient capture approach for the identification of diverse inherited retinal disorders.

NPJ genomic medicine

Kao HJ, Lin TY, Hsieh FJ, Chien JY, Yeh EC, Lin WJ, Chen YH, Ding KH, Yang Y, Chi SC, Tsai PH, Hsu CC, Hwang DK, Tsai HY, Peng ML, Lee SH, Chau SF, Chen CY, Cheang WM, Chen SJ, Kwok PY, Chiou SH, Lu MJ, Huang SP

Genetic ancestry and diagnostic yield of exome sequencing in a diverse population.

NPJ genomic medicine

Mavura Y, Sahin-Hodoglugil N, Hodoglugil U, Kvale M, Martin PM, Van Ziffle J, Devine WP, Ackerman SL, Koenig BA, Kwok PY, Norton ME, Slavotinek A, Risch N

Author Correction: Diagnostic yield of pediatric and prenatal exome sequencing in a diverse population.

NPJ genomic medicine

Slavotinek A, Rego S, Sahin-Hodoglugil N, Kvale M, Lianoglou B, Yip T, Hoban H, Outram S, Anguiano B, Chen F, Michelson J, Cilio RM, Curry C, Gallagher RC, Gardner M, Kuperman R, Mendelsohn B, Sherr E, Shieh J, Strober J, Tam A, Tenney J, Weiss W, Whittle A, Chin G, Faubel A, Prasad H, Mavura Y, Van Ziffle J, Devine WP, Hodoglugil U, Martin PM, Sparks TN, Koenig B, Ackerman S, Risch N, Kwok PY, Norton ME

Whole genomic analysis reveals atypical non-homologous off-target large structural variants induced by CRISPR-Cas9-mediated genome editing.

Nature communications

Tsai HH, Kao HJ, Kuo MW, Lin CH, Chang CM, Chen YY, Chen HH, Kwok PY, Yu AL, Yu J

Identification of an 85-kb Heterozygous 4p Microdeletion With Full Genome Analysis in Autosomal Dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease.

Neurology. Genetics

Hsueh HW, Kao HJ, Chao CC, Hsueh SJ, Huang YN, Lin WJ, Su JP, Shy HT, Yeh TY, Lin CC, Kwok PY, Lee NC, Hsieh ST